Body-brace.



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atented ,Feb. 1, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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mtmm m Patented Felt. t. 1910.

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abolition W.- strncted in norm-dunno with my invention 30 it knowi'i t hat, I, Ronzlrr l". Macand drsignml [or inrn'n wear; Fig. 2 ia n County a citizen of the United States, and front view of tho gnrmout ahown in Fl l; a raaidan of the oil of New York, borough I"! 3 is it vii-w Hilllllltl' to a portion of lfig. l of Manhattan, in t 0 county and State of l 2, mt Hhowinutho hot-k auctions Sltlt'ld apart on or have invented a new and [mto tho limiting position; Fig. 4 is a view grayed y-Brace, of which the following I soon-what similar to Fig. l, but showing in a full, clear. and enrt. description. modified form designul for Women's wear; Thia invention nelatea to certain improve- 1 ig. 5 is a view of the garment shown in manta in lholllder'ibraoea, and more particn- F g. 4. as it appears from tho front; Fi ti larly to that, typo of nhoulder brac in whi h 3 is a plan view of mm of the hack motions that no two baa-mie b t "it partially dn-am -mhlml: Fni 'imatrannwm an: ink tharaln. lacing or corda t'nnm'otihg section on the lu u- 7-7 of ix. 0; Fig. 8 is tmthor, and b lt ti m: a. trnnsvqrae st ctton on the line 9 -8 of Fig. 70 ll mod to (h. gm]. of th rd d b kli l ll; und Fig. 0 is a sot-two through the shoulother in fr m, t .dj t th b k ti nt l dvr and taken on approximately the line in roapoct to each other. -4) of Fig. 2. In my improvad uhoulder brave. I mourn l The mom pom of my improved shoulder o battaltlt around th n h l and b t K hl'ntru im-ludo two lmok N-ctiuns it) it), loving 7o '0 tho ahoulder, b forming the portion which 11 l l qt'tjflg he moti n! togctln'r at tho oltutda bamatl'i tho arm and in fr m f ti hack, a lining soction'lil al o connecting thr am int 1 with the back 500th)". and o main sections at. the buck, and bolt srotiolnt with: t. to tho back section along tho top l3, 13, connected to the rods of the (using dar. I prevent the portion abot-tand olapted tobc l't'llrfltl togotherut the from no of ill. Moor from wrinkling, doubling or oi tin.- waist. Each hut-k section in formed folding, by pawlon of p -i t i f I of n piece of stout noii-eluatic fabric cut ill "III. I "viii tho cord or lacing to form a vt rtioally-eatendin hotly portion the eek aactlona from lnlurlmg with upper und lower ahouh or strap-formor tho akin of the wearer by pro- 3 mg ections to and In, which when accurt-d I (lingo min aaction adjacent. the cords l togrtht-r form oomplcto hllflllldfll straps with and oooectod to the back sections. I limit l arm llttlt'S tht-l'till. The upper section 1.: thmovement of the buck sectiom 5 extends upwardly-form the body section It in mt. to aach othar, by connecting the und its free end is out to trrminate alon and the lining aectiona together the top ot the shoulder of tho went-or. 'lhtby aoontiououa tapa binding or border, and llowur motion in extend torwardlv along filth. reinforcing ataya from iniurin l the forward portion of the hot] and thence 0 aaaorod topthar in trout, by a lpecial form Iaarar or Brojacting through t to inuywardly, so that when the out a of the Hecgrdulfirainp ymaanl of tho spacial ronnoun 1.: and i are aecurod together they homnafter deacribcd. The garwill closely tit the body of the weam' and l 4. lint il pravantad from in'uring or irrifollow the vcontour thereof. Braceu lIIVt waambeneath t 0 arm pit and been formed in which the purt't'ol'henpondin knotof tho ahouldar, by a apaolal form ing to my ahouhh-r map-forming auction in to tho outaide of tht-hat-k in: extended forwm'dly und downwardly and boil or Wald-hand portion is adapted to be huvklt-tl to tho body portion 1 hononth the arm. hut lithric cannot be cut of MI. which ia narrowi-r than the belt so that tho from portion of tho shoulder or band ao it cannot contact with or inj It" strap will tit the body urially woll at both tha body, and lhia belt or taint-band m iav' I odgvs thereof. and tho iouldt-r strap will bava attachad thereto anitablo hoatsuploud to cut into tho llehll uml booonio wry I N. uncomfort'tble; whereas by forming tilt! Ralmnco ta to ba had to the acoompanyl iltlttlltltil" .rup of twoaectionn out-h inlrgral drawinglormlngla part of thia apot'iwith tlubody of tho hack section and minflcation in \vhlch ainu aroharavtora 0! rd lll'tilllg the: H't'liUflH togclhor along tho aloha icata corresponding ports in all top to tlw shoulder, the vomplvtt-d nhouldor llltroa and in wh ch atrap fita the body and there is no tendency 1 1a a back view of a garinant nonfor eithor idge' of the intro]! to cut into the slop the top of fills. In order to further prevent the shouldcr strap from wrinkling or cutting into the dash, I provide a a ding which is accured to outside the lower shoulder strap portion rather than to the inside. To the outer surface of the shoulder strapformlng portion 1a I secure a layer or sheet of similar material 17 corresponding in heseoto said section 16. The lower portion of shoulder strap is thus formed of two layers, and between these layers 1 lprovide one or more layers of peddi l8. be two layer s 16 and 17 t ther with the interior ddm are seen to ther h n lural't linaaof stitchln tflfii ne of whiclPcxtendit lengthwise of the oulder stru and several of which extend transversely t iereof. The

padding l8 terminates at a short distance rom t s end of the shoulder strap section it! so that there is left a ortion of double tlucltnem between the cm of the psddin and the seam connectin the sections and 16. Likewise, the padt ing terminates below the arm hole and at a short distance from tltu end of the outer layer 17 to leave it portion below the shoulder blade formed of two la 'ers' without padding. By securing the pad ing to the outside of the section 10, the inner surface is rendered rfeetly smooth and devoid of seams, fo ds, or t'idFes, which mi ht irritate or injure the bot y. b pa ding serves to render the section comparatively soft and prevents it from wrin ling or cross! to cutthe body.

Considerable tilllculty is experienced in the body braces now in u due to tbe wrinkling or folding of thethoulder strap along the top of the shoulder. In my improved construction, I prevent this by connecti the sections l6 and t ther by a spool form of scam in which t ore is emp oyed a slight reinforcement or sttflening. As shown particularly in Fig. 0, the end of the section 15 is folded back upon itself and is secured to the inner snrfar'e'of the section 10 at a short dlltance from the ed e of the latter- The sections 16 and 1'!- le in contact with each other and at the outer surface of the section ii I provide two narrow strips of stitlening or reinfort'in" material 90. This reinforcement, as we as the edges of the layers 16 and 17, are concooled and protected by a strip of braid 21 having its edges turned in and sewed in place. By means of this special form of seam includi the reinforcement the shoulder strap is he 1! rfactl Intent 1 and even shon ler.

the rear or vertlcalmeof the bed portion 14 of each back on, I I'OVlt e a stay or reinforcement for holding t buck portion ofthe rment stra and aid-in h ding the y in an erect position. Each stay or reinforcement preferablv includes two steals 29, 92, disp0sed.

ut the t and smooth 1 on the outer surface of the body section It and spaced therefrom by a fabric lining strip 23. Ad acent the outer surfaces of the two steels is n second lining stripflt, and the hum strips and the steels are held in position y an outer casing or cover 25 havno its edges turned in and secured to the bot y )OItlOII 14 h lines of stitcbin at each go of each n the two steels or ati enmg members. Intermediute the two steels I provide a plurality of eyelets 20 for the insertion of the lacing connecting t back secby lacing or cords it extending through the eyelets, and the ends of the cords are connected to the two belt sections l8, 18 in the usual manner. ()ne of the belt sections l8 carries it buckle 27 of a width somewhat narrower than the width of the belt section, so

with the body. The linin section at its side e'dges is connected to the clt section adjacent to but spaced from the free edges of the latter. The lining section 19 is preferably secured at u distance from the free edfi of the buck section equivalent to the arid of the reinforcing stay, so that it covers the eyelets 16 and the stay, and with the section and the back sections in allnslnon the stays are free to swing outwardly along one edge. The linin section 12 seem not only to cover the 00 s, stays and eyes, but

of the buck sections away from each other. The lining section is provided with a reentrent angle at its upper end, the sides of which are in alinement with the upper edges of the buck sections at! that when the back sections are in either of their limiting positions. it substantially V-shaped open or recessis formed. The upperend of the "a: section 1. is directly connected to the sections for a distance eqnalto the width of the sta 'a, and at border or binding 89 incloses tic free edges of both the back sections and the lining sections. This border or binding extends continuously across tho to of the lining section, along the it per etg'sa of the sections 15, down the t ed es of the sections 16, and semi the lower ends of the two haclt stays and the lower end of the lining section 12. Tlus border or 3 binding also serves to limit the spread l movement of the two beck sections at. the

that the middle of the buckle cannot come and serves to prevent the contact of the cords trons. The two hack sections are connected too also serve-s to limit the outward movement iii lib

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opal; edges and holds the liuin an ntiallg' in alinement wit the back aeetiona. imilar bindin or borders 30 encircle the arm holes. hese prevent. the edgea of the material from stretching or beeomin distorted and equalize the strain throu ut the width of the ahonldcr strap portion.

.\a prerioualy stated, my garment may be adapted for men, women or children, and

when atlaptid for wptncna wear. it ita pr erably provided with edging or lace 31 exsection 12 "neuth'the arm pits, and the portiona above ;the SllOllldttn being formed integral with a the back eections and united with the pertime in front of the shoulders by seams ex-vtending along the tops of the shoulders, re-

tending along each edpe of the alu-ultlerE stays and a tvlng not on y to render th" gal meat more ornamental in uppearan: e but also serving to conceal from vie; tin hintiing or marginal strips 29 and 30. A illustrated inforein layers secured to the portions in front the shoulders. a layer of stiffening padding between said reinforcing layert-t and the adjacent portions, and a plurality of tranm-erae -emnextending acrosa said reinforcing lnyera and the padding, and serving to retain the portions in .front of the ninittltlct's .-ulmtantinlly still and prevent thetn from l ttt'ltlill' or wrinkling, lacing connecting said bat-t Mt'lltlllli, and belt ace in l'iga. and ti, the belt or u-aistband portion may be employed not onlv for drawing the back sections to other and holdin; the garment in adjuate 1 form, but may alao aerve for the attachment of lime cup |mrtera. 'lbeae auppm'tera 3-2 may. it doaired, be readily, -oecured to the waiut-bantl portions and eonatitute a portion of the garn The apecifio form of garment nbmc described embodiu rariouu ditlcrcnt features. all of which contribute to the prmlnction of a perfect llttln ruient having the maxi mum ellleieney, ut it is evident that various the buck sections. and a binding incloeing the upper edge of each of said sections and the upper edge of said lining piece.

1. hodv brace having two hack sections,

; each prm ided with an arm hole. lacing non of these novel and useful features may be need aedparately from other of the features above eaeribed.

nccting auid back auctions for adjusting their relative positions, a lnnng secured to each of said bark sections and serving to irevent Having thna described my invention, l claim as new and desire to necnre by Letters-i I around the periphery of both of mu back Patent:

1. Abody bracemmu )l'lfllilg aback formed of two aeetiona each orm with an armbole therein. the portions in front of said arm-holea being integral with the back nottiona and uniting therewith beneath the arm iita, and the portions above the shoulders ieing formed int ral with the back #tttimis atul united with t ie port ion.- in front of the ahonlden at aeatna extending met: the topa of the almuldera, the meeting ends of theporlions being of substantially the same width. separate reinforcing atripa extending along each of aaid aeania and serving to hold the fabric amooth along the tops of the shouldern. and to prevent it from buckling or wrinkling. a lacing connecting Mill aectinna. and belt n-ctiona connected to said lacing and adapted to be moved together in front of the bud 2. la y lion forum with an arm-bole therein, the portions in front of aaidarm-holoo b en integral with the hack aectiona and unttet brace, ctnnptiaing a back porof two sections-each formed therewith becontact of the lncihg with the l)0( and l mit the relative movement of the back eertious, and a continuous binding extending sections and acrosei the upper anti how r endof said lining.

Ii. A hotly brace, comprising a hack portion formed ottu'o sections each formed with an arm-hole therein, the portion in front of said arm-hole having reinforcing layers ecured thereto, a layer of atilfening padding between said reinforcing layer. and the adptcent portion. a plurality of trans verse acania extending across said reinforcing layers and padding and act-rm to retain thelayem in front of the shoul era anhtantially titf and flat and prevent them from buckling or wrinkling. lacing: connecting said back aectiona, and belt sections connected to said lacinga and adapted to be -a't'ltlt'tl together in front of tlte body.

In ltatiltlttlly whereof I have signed my name to this peeilication in the presence of two snhscribin \Vliflt'l fil. I

liti lilill'l F. MM'HL .MMX 'itneasea:

Cum W. Fatamtnx,

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